Temptation Quotes

982 Temptation quotes by 687 unique authors

A being without an aim in life, or not possessing the requisite concentration of purpose to assist him in resisting temptation, is like a cork… — Karl G. Maeser
The Red Sox are a religion. Every year we re-enact the agony and the temptation in the Garden. Baseball child's play? Hell, up here in… — George V. Higgins
I love the soul that dares tread the temptations of his years beneath his youthful feet. — Isaac Watts
Safe from temptation, safe from sin's pollution, She lives whom we call dead. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
PARDON, v. To remit a penalty and restore to the life of crime. To add to the lure of crime the temptation of ingratitude. — Ambrose Bierce
A self-made man, if he is made at all, has already won the battle of life. . . . he has learned to resist. He… — Alvin R. Dyer
Like the apple of Thine eye preserve me, O Lord God; defend me and beneath Thy wings shelter me from temptations. — Ephrem the Syrian
When we were little, we kept close to our mother in a dark alley or if dogs barked at us. Now, when we feel temptations… — Josemaria Escriva
As soon as you willfully allow a dialogue with temptation to begin, the soul is robbed of peace, just as consent to impurity destroys grace. — Josemaria Escriva
Temptation is necessary to make us realize that we are nothing in ourselves. — Josemaria Escriva
In temptations against chastity, the spiritual masters advise us, not so much to contend with the bad thought, as to turn the mind to some… — Alphonsus Liguori
The most critical case in a corporation, especially a big one, is when everything goes well, when you have accomplished your objectives. When the temptation… — Peter Drucker
You oughtn't to yield to temptation. Well, somebody must, or the thing becomes absurd. — Anthony Hope
The ordeal of virtue is to resist all temptation to evil. — Thomas Malthus
It is a temptation for me to wear all my rings at once. — Anna Held
Let a man be but in earnest in praying against a temptation as the tempter is in pressing it, and he needs not proceed by… — Robert South
Those who believe in the importance of serving others should lead the way by fighting against the temptation we all have, and maybe especially as… — Marvin Olasky
That's what I loved about Temptation Island. I don't even know why they did it. — Kathy Griffin
Victorious living does not mean freedom from temptation, nor does it mean freedom from mistakes. — E. Stanley Jones
I have been exposed to a great amount of temptation throughout the course of my career. — DeForest Kelley
These days the temptation to use steroids in sports has become too great for many young athletes. — Jim Sensenbrenner
The first temptation, upon meeting an old friend after many years, is always to - look the other way. — Ugo Betti
By and large the United States has been able to resist the temptation to close its doors to the world. — Roger Mahony
There's an awful temptation to just keep on researching. There comes a point where you just have to stop, and start writing. — David McCullough
Some are wrong because they are not strong enough to fight temptation and some some are wrong because they do not know. — Arsene Wenger

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